radar detector

noun

A device used by motorists, often mounted on the car's dashboard, to evade punishment for speeding; it detects the radar used by traffic police to measure whether motorists are driving above the speed limit.

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Meanings

nounradar detector (plural radar detectors)

plural radar detectors

  1. A device used by motorists, often mounted on the car's dashboard, to evade punishment for speeding; it detects the radar used by traffic police to measure whether motorists are driving above the speed limit.
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